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Club Med

Surf spot · Senegal

Is it worth the trip?

48Fair out of 100 for your dates

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Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 9 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
438kJ
Wind
NNE 8 kn
Temp
30°C

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
373kJ
Wind
NNW 9 kn
Temp
30°C

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
220kJ
Wind
NE 10 kn
Temp
31°C

Thu 5 · 35 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
63kJ
Wind
NNE 13 kn
Temp
31°C

Fri 6 · 37 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
41kJ
Wind
NNE 13 kn
Temp
32°C

Sat 7 · 30 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
75kJ
Wind
ENE 10 kn
Temp
38°C

Sun 8 · 15 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
25kJ
Wind
SSE 3 kn
Temp
33°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 130, too small
  2. Mon 265, good
  3. Tue 346, fair
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 535, too small
  6. Fri 637, poor
  7. Sat 730, too small
  8. Sun 815, too small
  9. Mon 914, too small
  10. Tue 1070, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Club Med, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov30, too small3 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)232kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots30°C
Mon 2Nov65, good4 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)438kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 3Nov46, fair5 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)373kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots30°C
Wed 4Nov67, good4 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)220kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore31°C
Thu 5Nov35, too small2 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)63kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore31°C
Fri 6Nov37, poor3 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)41kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore32°C
Sat 7Nov30, too small2 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)75kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore38°C
Sun 8Nov15, too small1 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)25kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots33°C
Mon 9Nov14, too small1 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)33kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore36°C
Tue 10Nov70, good4 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)244kJwind from the south, 1 knot33°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 00:59 +0.6 mLow 07:30 −0.4 mHigh 13:43 +0.3 mLow 19:28 −0.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:11 +0.5 mLow 08:46 −0.4 mHigh 15:09 +0.3 mLow 20:45 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:32 +0.5 mLow 10:06 −0.4 mHigh 16:32 +0.3 mLow 22:08 −0.3 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

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About Club Med

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SW (209°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (29°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 20°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in October, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Dakar, 5.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 12 surf spots.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$871–US$1,670 each

about US$871–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DSS, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,050
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$121–US$194
Food7 days eating outabout US$134–US$241
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$54–US$94
Totalabout US$871–US$1,670

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dakar

Closest

Dakar

10 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Dakar · Booking.com

About Dakar its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DSS, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 1h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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